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U.S. drops to “C” grade on global LGBTQ+ rights scorecard
The United States has scored a middling “C-level” rating in lesbian, gay, and bisexual human rights in a study of queer rights across the globe from 2011 to 2020. The 2020 “C” score for the U.S. represents a decline from its higher “B” score in 2016, ranking the U.S. 31 out of 204 world countries overall. The U.S. has also scored a consistent “F” on trans rights throughout the study’s span.
These scores come from the Franklin & Marshall Global Barometers Report, an annual study that measures LGBTQ+ rights in 204 world territories and countries on five different dimensions: anti-LGBTQ+ laws, political and cultural practices, LGBTQ+ rights advocacy, anti-discrimination protections, and violent persecution. The final scores rely on reporting from governmental and non-governmental organizations, media coverage as well as surveys from over 167,000 LGBTQ+ people worldwide.
After Russia invaded Ukraine, the United States suspended operations in Kyiv. But they didn’t stop helping Americans who needed them – especially the queer community.
The report scored each country’s LGB and T rights, separately, with one of five scores: A for “protecting” queer rights, B for “tolerant” of them, C for “resistant” to queer rights, D for “intolerant,” and “F” for “persecuting.”
While the U.S. currently has a “C” for its LGB rights record, Susan Dicklitch-Nelson, a professor of government at Franklin & Marshall College who founded the study, told The 19ththat the U.S. will likely score an “F” in the years to come because of the recent wave of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation targeting queer people in public life.
“With the anti-drag laws that they have in Tennessee and in Florida, a lot of LGBT rights organizations are not able to peacefully or safely assemble, or pride events are not allowed by the state,” she said. “And do security forces provide protection [for] LGBT Pride participants? Again, that varies . . . depending on state.”
The study gave 62% of world countries an F on LGB rights. Only 35% of countries got a C-level grade or higher on LGB rights. All countries and territories that allowed for same-sex marriage scored either an A or a B on LGB rights by 2020, except for the United States.
The study found that countries and territories with higher levels of democratic rights tend to have more rights for LGBTQ+ individuals. It also found that most persecuting world regions continue to be in the Middle East and North Africa.
Only 10 countries have consistently scored an A on LGB rights from 2011-2020: Belgium, Canada, Denmark, England, Luxembourg, Norway, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, and Uruguay.
However, the study also had some good news from the global perspective: More countries are moving from lower LGB scores to higher scores. From 2011 to 2020, 24 countries — including the U.S. legalized — same-sex marriage equality. Eight other countries decriminalized homosexuality, bringing the total number of countries that criminalize homosexuality to 71.
As for trans rights, 70% of all countries got an F, and only 24% scored a C or higher. The U.S. has consistently scored an F on trans rights because of laws against the trans community in different states and continued violence and political rhetoric against trans people.
While trans rights improved somewhat globally over the 10-year span of the study, international scores overall have stayed low largely due to violence against trans people and arbitrary arrests for gender non-conformity.
Biden Administration Looks to Protect LGBTQ+ Foster Kids With New Rule
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Children and Families is proposing a rule aimed at assuring that LGBTQ+ and intersex youth in foster care are placed in supportive homes, the federal government announced Wednesday.
“The proposed rule would require that every state’s child welfare agency ensure that LGBTQI+ children in their care are placed in foster homes where they will be protected from mistreatment related to their sexual orientation or gender identity, where their caregivers have received special training on how to meet their needs, and where they can access the services they need to thrive,” says a White House fact sheet.
The rule also “would require that caregivers for LGBTQI+ children are properly and fully trained to provide for the needs of the child related to the child’s self-identified sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression,” adds an HHS press release.
The proposed rule will be published online and will be subject to 60 days of public comment before becoming final. It is in keeping with an executive order President Joe Biden issued directing HHS to protect LGBTQ+ and intersex youth in the foster care, where they are overrepresented because of family rejection and abuse. But they often face mistreatment in foster care as well, and the new rule is aimed at preventing that.
The Administration for Children and Families is issuing another proposed rule, this one designed to expand access to legal representation for children in foster care, parents, and kinship caregivers by allowing state and tribal child welfare agencies to use federal funds to provide legal services. It will also let these agencies provide legal representation to parents seeking restraining orders and young people exiting the foster care system.
It has put out a final regulation that allows a child welfare agency to adopt simpler licensing or approval standards for foster homes that include one of the child’s extended family members, such as grandparents, aunts, and uncles. It also requires that states provide these caregivers with the same level of financial assistance that any other foster care provider receives.
“This is a historic package that underlines the Biden-Harris Administration’s steadfast commitment to putting children’s well-being first,” HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra said in the release. “This package allows kin to step into a critical caretaker role, proposes necessary legal representation to keep families together, and a safe and accepting environment in which children can thrive. The Administration is providing vital resources to remove barriers for child welfare agencies to provide supports necessary to accomplish that mission.”
The proposal was welcomed by LGBTQ+ advocacy groups.
“LGBTQ+ youth face higher risks of rejection and abuse than their peers – a reality being made worse by the wave of right-wing hate that has plunged our community into a state of emergency,” said a statement from David Stacy, the Human Rights Campaign’s vice president of government affairs. “This proposed rulemaking is an important step toward ensuring LGBTQ+ youth in foster care, who make up nearly one in three of the children in the foster care system, have the safe, healthy, and affirming environments they need in order to thrive. We applaud the Biden-Harris Administration for proposing such a critical new rule and look forward to working together to protect these young people.”
“All young people in foster care, including those who happen to be LGBTQ, deserve affirming, supportive environments to call home,” Kasey Suffredini, interim senior vice president of prevention at the Trevor Project, noted in a press release.
Suffredini referenced research conducted by the Trevor Project that showed queer young people in foster care report higher odds of attempting suicide than youth outside the foster care system. The group also found that LGBTQ+ youth in foster care are more likely to be subjected to the harmful and discredited practice of conversion therapy.
“The proposed rule specifically carves out protections against this abusive practice and, instead, calls on foster families to provide support and respect to LGBTQ young people, through access to mental health and medical care, honoring who young people know they are, and using names and pronouns that match who they are. Especially at a time when we continue to see so many lawmakers pushing politicized policies that harm these youth, it gives us hope to see an informed, data-driven effort to protect and support the health and well-being of LGBTQ young people,” Suffredini said.
Philadelphia journalist fatally shot in his home
A Philadelphia journalist and community advocate was fatally shot inside his home overnight, according to police.
Police were notified of a shooting at Josh Kruger’s home in the 2300 block of Watkins Street at 1:28 a.m. Monday.
Kruger, 39, sustained seven gunshot wounds to the chest and abdomen. He was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead at 2:13 a.m.
No arrests have been made, and a motive is still under investigation, police said.
Kruger was known in the Philadelphia community as a social justice advocate and a longtime journalist, writing for news outlets such as The Philadelphia Inquirer and The Philadelphia Citizen. He also worked for Mayor Jim Kenney’s administration as a spokesperson for the Office of Homeless Services.
In a statement, Kenney said he was “shocked and saddened” by Kruger’s death.
“Josh cared deeply about our city and its residents, which was evident both in his public service and in his writing,” Kenney said in a statement shared with NBC News on Monday. “His intelligence, creativity, passion, and wit shone bright in everything that he did — and his light was dimmed much too soon.”
As a community advocate, Kruger focused on uplifting the community’s most vulnerable, including those experiencing homelessness, addiction and members of the LGBTQ+ community, according to District Attorney Larry Krasner’s office.
“As an openly queer writer who wrote about his own journey surviving substance use disorder and homelessness, it was encouraging to see Josh join the Kenney administration as a spokesperson for the Office of Homeless Services,” Krasner said in a statement. “Josh deserved to write the ending of his personal story.”
“As with all homicides, we will be in close contact with the Philadelphia Police as they work to identify the person or persons responsible so that they can be held to account in a court of law,” he said.
The investigation into Kruger’s death is ongoing.
TikToker Fatally Shot in Baghdad As Iraq Cracks Down on LGBTQ+ Community
A popular Iraqi TikTok personality was shot dead on Monday in Baghdad, an Iraqi security source told CNN.
Known on social media as “Noor BM,” 23-year-old Noor Alsaffar had over 370,000 followers collectively on Instagram and TikTok. Alsaffar mostly posted short videos showing dresses, hair and makeup styles, often dancing to music. Following news of the shooting, many posted commentslamenting Alsaffar’s death. Some others cheered it, celebrating the man who fired the shot.
The Iraqi security source told CNN that “an investigation has been opened,” speaking on condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to speak to the media. “The deceased has been taken to the forensic department.”
Khaled Almehna, spokesperson for the Iraqi police, described the attack as a “criminal incident” on Tuesday, adding that he will provide “important updates” at a later time.
The killing comes as Iraq cracks down on LGBTQ expression and moves to criminalize it in law. While being queer is not explicitly banned under current Iraqi legislation, LGBTQ people are often targeted under vague morality clauses in its penal code.
Before the shooting, Alsaffar faced online abuse, as well as questions about sexuality and gender. In a 2020 interview on Iraq’s Al Walaa channel, Alsaffar said: “I’m not transgender and I’m not gay. I don’t have other tendencies, I’m only a cross-dresser and a model.” Alsaffar identified as male who worked as a model and makeup artist.
Alsaffar spoke in videos about facing threats on social media over choices of dressing.
In a 2021 YouTube interview with Iraqi blogger Samir Jermani, Alsaffar said: “I’m cautious but not afraid” in response to a question about the TikToker’s appearance.
The Iraqi LGBTQ rights group, IraQueer, posted about Alsaffar’s death, adding the hashtags #Transphobia and #MuderOfTransPeople on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Iraq’s media regulator in August banned the term “homosexuality” across all traditional and social media platforms, demanding that the term “sexual deviance” be used instead.
Rights groups have decried growing crackdowns on LGBTQ communities in the Middle East, including what Human Rights Watch found to be digital targeting based on online activity.
Online targeting is often followed by extreme punitive measures, including arbitrary detention and torture, the rights watchdog said in February after examining LGBTQ rights violations in Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Tunisia.
Nebraska imposes 40 hours of therapy and other restrictions on care for trans youth
Nebraska is requiring transgender youth seeking transition-related care to wait seven days to start puberty blocking medications or hormone treatments under emergency regulations announced Sunday by the state health department.
The regulations also require transgender minors to undergo at least 40 hours of “gender-identity-focused” therapy that are “clinically neutral” before receiving any medical treatments meant to affirm their gender identities. A new law that took effect Sunday bans transition-related surgeries for trans youth under 19 and also required the state’s chief medical officer to spell out when and how those youth can receive other care.
The state Department of Health and Human Services announcement that Republican Gov. Jim Pillen had approved the emergency regulations came after families, doctors and even lawmakers said they had largely gotten no response from the department on when the regulations would be in place. They worried that Pillen’s administration was slow-walking them to block treatments for transgender youth who hadn’t already started them.
“The law went into effect today, which is when the emergency regulations were put in place,” department spokesperson Jeff Powell said in an email Sunday to The Associated Press. “Nothing was slow-walked.”
The new regulations remain in effect while the department takes public comments on a permanent set of rules. The agency said it plans to release a proposed final version by the end of October and then have a public hearing on Nov. 28 in Lincoln, the state capital.
Grant Friedman, a legal fellow for the American Civil Liberties Union of Nebraska, said it’s helpful to have the rules in place so that new transgender patients can get care. However, he said, medical professionals already follow international standards for treating trans youth, making the Legislature’s intervention unnecessary.
“These are decisions to be made between patients, parents, providers,” he said after a transgender rights rally Sunday at the Nebraska State Capitol.
Nebraska’s ban on gender-affirming surgeries for minors and its restrictions on other gender-affirming care were part of a wave of measures rolling back transgender rights in Republican-controlled statehouse across the U.S.
At least 22 states have enacted laws restricting or banning transition-related medical care for transgender minors, and most of those states face lawsuits. An Arkansas ban mirroring Nebraska’s was struck down by a federal judge in June as unconstitutional and will be appealed to the 8th U.S. Circuit Court, which also handles Nebraska cases.
During the signing ceremony for the new Nebraska law, Pillen suggested that children and their parents who seek gender-affirming treatment are being “duped,” adding, “that is absolutely Lucifer at its finest.” The state’s chief medical officer, Dr. Timothy Tesmer, is a Pillen appointee.
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends gender-affirming care for people under 18, citing an increased risk of suicide for transgender teens.
Nebraska’s new regulations require that a patient’s parents or legal guardians be involved in any treatment, including the 40 required hours of therapy. It also requires at least one hour of therapy every three months after that care starts “to evaluate ongoing effects on a patient’s mental health.”
The seven-day waiting period for puberty blockers or hormone treatments would start when a doctor receives a signed consent form from a parent or legal guardian. Patients who are emancipated minors also could sign off on their own.
The department said in an online document meant to answer frequently asked questions that the waiting period would give patients and their families “enough time to weigh the risks and benefits of treatment.” Friedman said it’s not yet clear what the practical effect will be on patients getting care.
The same state health department document says that the required 40 hours of therapy would allow doctors “to develop a thorough understanding of a patient’s needs.”
But Friedman said the requirement is problematic because of a lack of mental health providers able to provide the therapy.
“It just adds an additional barrier to existing care barriers that already exist in our health care system,” he said.
Students in Iowa are organizing to circumvent state’s anti-LGBTQ laws
Students around the nation are pushing back on Republican attacks on LGBTQ+ rights. They’ve stood up for teachers and coaches, walked out en masse, and this week, a Missouri university reopened a student resource center after students protested.
But high schoolers in Iowa are taking a different approach to defy the state’s laws. They’ve heckled the state’s anti-LGBTQ+ governor, and instead of relying on teachers and faculty for support, they’re providing it themselves.
State law bans healthcare professionals from providing any medical treatment that attempts “to alter the appearance of, or affirm the minor’s perception of” a gender other than the minor was assigned at birth. The law also forbids the use of puberty blockers and hormone replacement therapy. Medical professionals who provide such trans-related care can be sued up to 20 years later and also possibly lose their medical licensing.
The state also has a law that prohibits people from using school bathrooms that don’t correspond with the gender that a person was assigned at birth.
Another law requires school administrators to notify parents if their child requests to be called by another name or request accommodations for their gender identity. The law also bans books that include “depictions of sex acts,” no matter how vague or the overall content of the book. Like a similar law in Florida, it forbids teachers from discussing sexual orientation or gender identity.
“With the name laws, people don’t realize the point of it. They don’t realize that it’s trying to hurt trans kids,” Naomi, president of their school’s Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA), told the Iowa Starting Line. “They don’t see that we’re the people being attacked by this. And so they’ll be like, ‘Oh, this nickname thing is so stupid.’ But they don’t turn around and realize who it’s hurting the most.”
“Teachers have to follow the law. We don’t,” senior Brett Giltner said. “We can always be there to support our students when our teachers potentially can’t, even though they want to. So that’s the nice thing about having a GSA (gay-straight alliance) at the school and having a pretty decent-sized GSA.”
“It’s something we can do to show legislators and our state that we’re here. We’re not going to listen to your rules.”
The students have organized social events celebrating the queer community and support sessions for each other.
“We just have to continue to be here for people,” Naomi said. “We’re doing our best to schedule so that everyone can come because sometimes people just need a place to come and chat.”
Giltner noted that, as a recent Iowa transplant from Illinois, where LGBTQ+ rights have been explicitly protected, it was a major culture shock.
“It’s like you cross an imaginary line and it’s like you’re allowed to be yourself here [in Illinois] and you’re not allowed to do this anymore here [in Iowa],” he said.
The governor of Illinois signed an executive order to help protect transgender students on the day that Chicago’s Pride parade was scheduled.
“Ending the intolerable levels of discrimination and violence against our transgender community starts here – in our schools – by making the values of tolerance and respect just as much a part of our educational cultural as academics, athletics, and the arts,” said Chicago’s out mayor Lori Lightfoot, who attended the signing ceremony.
Delaware Becomes 17th State to Outlaw ‘Gay and Trans Panic’ Defense
Delaware has become the 17th state to ban the “gay and trans panic” defense.
Gov. John Carney signed a bill to this effect into law September 24. It states in part, “In any prosecution or sentencing for an offense, a defendant is not justified in using force against another based on the discovery of, knowledge or belief about, or the potential or actual disclosure of the victim’s actual or perceived sexual orientation, sex, gender, gender identity, or sex assigned at birth.”
State Rep. Eric Morrison, a gay man, was chief sponsor of the bill in the House of Representatives, and Sen. Sarah McBride, a transgender woman, was primary sponsor in the Senate. Delaware’s other LGBTQ+ legislators, Reps. Marie Pinkney, DeShanna Neal, and Kerri Evelyn Harris, were involved in the effort as well, as was Equality Delaware.
Much of the work to pass the bill centered on educating legislators, Morrison tells The Advocate.“Many of them were absolutely shocked that this existed,” he says. “Once you educated them about that, they said this is outrageous.”
The panic defense seeks to justify a defendant’s action on the basis that the defendant lashed out due to being deeply upset about nonforcible sexual advances from or sexual contact with an LGBTQ+ person. It hasn’t been used a lot in Delaware, but Morrison says he knows of at least five instances. It’s hard to track because it’s usually used as a secondary defense in conjunction with a plea of self-defense or insanity, he says.
“Gay and trans panic defenses are rooted in antiquated ideas that being LGBTQ is a mental illness, and rely on the assumption that it is reasonable for a perpetrator to react violently to discovering the victim’s sexual orientation or gender identity or to a romantic advance by an LGBTQ victim,” notes a 2021 report from the Williams Institute, a think tank on LGBTQ+ issues at the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law. “Since the 1960s, the gay and trans panic defenses have appeared in publicly reported court opinions in approximately one-half of the states.”
The Delaware bill had widespread support in both chambers of the legislature, Morrison says, but a question arose in the House about why it didn’t address panic defenses involving other aspects of a victim’s identity, such as race or religion. But the panic defense is specifically an LGBTQ+ issue, he says, and he and others sought to keep the spotlight on LGBTQ+ people.
Another state that banned the defense recently was New Hampshire, where Gov. Chris Sununu signed that bill into law in August. In addition to the 17 states, the District of Columbia has banned it.
Ten years ago, the American Bar Association passed a resolution saying all states and the federal government should outlaw the defense. Legislation has been introduced at the federal level but has not advanced.
Delaware has been a leader in pro-LGBTQ+ legislation, having been an early adopter of marriage equality and civil rights protections for trans people. But this is the first pro-LGBTQ+ law it enacted since 2018, when it barred licensed professionals from subjecting minors to conversion therapy.
Gov. Newson Appointment Laphonza Butler becomes first Black lesbian to serve in Congress
Laphonza Butler, the woman chosen by governor Gavin Newsom to replace late senator Dianne Feinstein, will make history as the first Black lesbian to serve openly in Congress.
Butler, a Democratic strategist and advisor to vice president Kamala Harris’ 2020 presidential campaign, will be the only Black female senator to currently serve in Congress and only the third in US history.
She will also be the first openly LGBTQ+ person to represent California in the chamber.
Newsom described Butler as a staunch leader who will represent the state “proudly” in Senate and “carry the baton left” by Feinstein in fighting for “all Californians in Washington DC”.
“An advocate for women and girls, a second-generation fighter for working people, and a trusted adviser to vice president Harris, Laphonza Butler represents the best of California, and she’ll represent us proudly in the United States Senate,” Newsom said.
“As we mourn the enormous loss of senator Feinstein, the very freedoms she fought for – reproductive freedom, equal protection and safety from gun violence – have never been under greater assault.
“Laphonza will carry the baton left by senator Feinstein, continue to break glass ceilings, and fight for all Californians in Washington DC.”
‘A champion for increasing women’s representation’
Laphonza Butler is the president of EMILY’s List, where she was the first woman of colour and mother to lead the political action committee focused on electing Democratic pro-choice women to office.
Butler is set to complete Feinstein’s term, who died Friday (29 September) at the age of 90 after serving in the US Senate from 1992 until her death.
In 2021, Newsom promised to appoint a Black woman should Feinstein leave office before her term ended.
California senator Alex Padilla said in a statement on social media that he was ‘honoured to welcome Butler to the Senate’.
“Throughout her career, Laphonza Butler has been a strong voice for working families, LGBTQ rights and a champion for increasing women’s representation in politics,” Padilla said.
“Governor Newsom’s swift action ensures that Californians maintain full representation in the Senate as we navigate a narrow Democratic majority. I look forward to working together to deliver for the people of California.”
Happening This Month at Sonoma County Library
| Join the Sonoma County Library for events throughout the month of October, from sugar skull workshops to scary stories for teens. All events are free and you don’t need a library card to attend; registration is required for select events. See some of our October events below! |
| All Ages |
| Sugar Skulls Workshops Decorate a sugar skull in celebration of Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) with Elsa Tapia. Space is limited; advance registration required. Join the fun at nine libraries: Sonoma Valley, Rohnert Park-Cotati, Healdsburg, Windsor, Roseland, Cloverdale, Sebastopol, Rincon Valley, and Guerneville. |
| Bilingual Paint Parties Follow along with step-by-step instructions in Spanish and English to learn painting skills and practice new vocabulary. Get your paint on at four library locations: Central Santa Rosa, Healdsburg, Northwest Santa Rosa, and Windsor. |
| Kids |
| The Imaginists Theater Get ready for “The Maguey,” an original, bilingual performance for young audiences created by The Imaginists, an experimental theater company that explores the intersection of art, activism, and community. For grades K-8. At five library locations: Sonoma Valley, Roseland, Cloverdale, Guerneville, and Central Santa Rosa. |
| Maker Studio: Marble Machines Explore engineering and problem-solving while creating a marble machine out of recycled materials! For grades 4-6. Pre-register to receive a reminder email. Build your machine at four library locations: Rincon Valley, Cloverdale, Northwest Santa Rosa, and Petaluma. |
| Teens |
| Scary Movie with Hot Cocoa & Apple Cider Cozy up with a cup of hot cocoa or hot apple cider and watch a scary movie (but not too scary). Drinks provided. For grades 7-12. Offered at six library locations: Petaluma, Rincon Valley, Cloverdale, Windsor, Rohnert Park-Cotati, and Healdsburg. |
| Scary Stories with Hot Cocoa & Apple Cider Cozy up with a cup of hot cocoa or hot apple cider and listen to scary stories read by a teen librarian. Drinks provided. For grades 7-12. Settle in at four library locations: Cloverdale, Roseland, Guerneville, and Sonoma Valley. |
| Adults |
| The Music of Joni Mitchell: From Folk to Jazz Enjoy the song stylings of Kate Foley-Beining and a trio of Sonoma County jazz greats as they interpret and perform the music of legendary singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell. Catch a show at three library locations: Rincon Valley, Healdsburg, and Petaluma. |
| Saving Energy at Home Workshops What uses the most energy in your home? What repairs or upgrades around the house will make the biggest impact on your energy bills? Find out at our free workshops with the County of Sonoma’s Climate Action and Resiliency Division.At three libraries: Cloverdale, Roseland, and Sonoma Valley. |
| Looking for more? Explore the full calendar! Explore the Calendar |
| Thank you for being a member of the Sonoma County Library community. Visit us online or in person at one of our branches. Be sure to check out open jobs at Sonoma County Library here. Questions? Please call your local library branch or click here to send us a message. Eventos de octubre Acompañe a la Biblioteca del condado de Sonoma para eventosdurante el mes de octubre, ofrecemos actividades desde talleres de calaveras de azúcar hasta historias de terror para adolescentes. Todos los eventos son gratis y no necesita una tarjeta de la biblioteca para asistir: favor de registrarse para ciertos eventos. ¡Vea algunos de nuestros eventos de octubre a continuación! |
| Eventos para todos |
| Taller de calaveras de azúcarDecora una calavera de azúcar en celebración del Día de los Muertos con Elsa Tapia. El espacio es limitado; se requiere inscripción previa. Unase a la diversión en nueve bibliotecas: Sonoma Valley, Rohnert Park-Cotati, Healdsburg, Windsor, Roseland, Cloverdale, Sebastopol, Rincon Valley y Guerneville. |
| Fiestas de pintura bilingüesSiga las instrucciones paso a paso en español e inglés para aprender técnicas de como pintar y practicar vocabulario nuevo. Este evento se llevará a cabo en cuatro sucursales de la biblioteca: Central Santa Rosa, Healdsburg, Northwest Santa Rosa, y Windsor. |
| Para Niños/as |
| El teatro de The ImaginistsPrepárese para “El Maguey”, una actuación original y bilingüe para el público joven, creada por The Imaginists, una compañía de teatro experimental que explora la intersección del arte, el activismo y la comunidad. Para los grados k-8. Esta actuación se realizará en cinco sucursales de la biblioteca: Sonoma Valley, Roseland, Cloverdale, Guerneville, y Central Santa Rosa. |
| Estudio de creación: Máquinas de Canicas¡Explora la ingeniería y la resolución de problemas mientras creas una máquina de canicas con materiales reciclados! Para los grados 4-6. Inscribase de antemano para recibir un correo electrónico de recordatorio. Construya su máquina en cuatro ubicaciones de la biblioteca: Rincon Valley, Cloverdale, Northwest Santa Rosa, y Petaluma. |
| Para Adolescentes |
| Película de terror con chocolate caliente y sidra de manzanaPonte cómodo con una taza de chocolate o sidra de manzana caliente y mira una película de terror (pero no demasiado aterradora). Bebidas serán proveídas. Para los grados 7-12. Este evento se dará a cabo en seis sucursales de la biblioteca: Petaluma, Rincon Valley, Cloverdale, Windsor, Rohnert Park-Cotati, y Healdsburg. |
| Cuentos de miedo con chocolate caliente y jugo de manzana calienteAcurrúcate con una taza de chocolate o jugo de manzana caliente y escucha cuentos de miedo leídos por una bibliotecaria de jóvenes. Las bebidas serán proporcionadas de manera gratuita. Para los grados 7-12. Este evento se dará a cabo en seis sucursales de la biblioteca: Cloverdale, Roseland, Guerneville, y Sonoma Valley. |